PHSC (LON:PHSC) Sets New 12-Month High – Still a Buy?

PHSC plc (LON:PHSC) reached a new 52-week high on Monday . The stock traded as high as GBX 34.75 ($0.45) and last traded at GBX 32.10 ($0.42), with a volume of 59375 shares trading hands. The stock had previously closed at GBX 32.10 ($0.42).

PHSC Trading Up 0.6 %

The stock has a market capitalization of £3.26 million, a PE ratio of 1,575.00 and a beta of 0.82. The company has a current ratio of 2.01, a quick ratio of 2.35 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.42. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of GBX 29.95 and a 200-day moving average price of GBX 26.05.

PHSC Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Friday, October 4th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, September 19th were paid a GBX 1.25 ($0.02) dividend. This represents a dividend yield of 4.9%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, September 19th. This is a boost from PHSC’s previous dividend of $0.75. PHSC’s dividend payout ratio is 10,000.00%.

Insider Activity at PHSC

In other PHSC news, insider Stephen A. King sold 17,500 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, August 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of GBX 25 ($0.33), for a total value of £4,375 ($5,725.69). In other PHSC news, insider Stephen A. King sold 17,500 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, August 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of GBX 25 ($0.33), for a total transaction of £4,375 ($5,725.69). Also, insider Stephen A. King sold 22,500 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, August 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of GBX 127 ($1.66), for a total value of £28,575 ($37,396.94). Over the last ninety days, insiders sold 50,000 shares of company stock worth $3,565,000. 49.77% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

About PHSC

PHSC plc, through its subsidiaries, provides health, safety, hygiene, and environmental consultancy services and security solutions to the public and private sectors in the United Kingdom. The company also offers food safety, training and consultancy, legionella and occupational hygiene, statutory examination, CCTV, security tagging, foot fall counting/analysis, product protection, and security label services.